Thermally induced changes of magnetic coupling in a pinned artificial antiferromagnet used in magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 3268-3270

  Schmalhorst, J ^a   Bruckl H ^a   Reiss, G ^a   Gieres, G ^b   Wecker, J ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0141633793     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1601684     Document Type: Article

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